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So long as the laws remain such as they are today, employ some discretion: loud opinion forces us to do so but in privac
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"So long as the laws remain such as they are today, employ some discretion: loud opinion forces us to do so; but in privacy and silence let us compensate ourselves for that cruel chastity we are obliged to display in public"

- Marquis de Sade

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France Flag This quote is written / told by Marquis de Sade between June 2, 1740 and December 2, 1814. He/she was a famous Novelist from France. The author also have 36 other quotes.

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